Hello everyone. I thought I would share my experience from the start with everyone. Today is my first day on my liquid diet, and so far so good. I will be banded on May 1st. I woke up hungry, but quickly made my protein shake and was satisfied. I picked out two really good flavors; banana and orange cream. Can't really say I miss food yet. I was going to take my son for a walk, but it is raining so I plan on using the treadmill. My starting weight is 270.

I have blue cross/blue shield PPO blue. It is so exciting to hear that your approved and my deductible is already met for the year so I will have no out of pocket expense throughout the whole process. Very grateful.

I'm so hungry. This preop diet is hard

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How is your liquid diet going? Hope the dreams are getting better for you. It's so weird, because after my surgery I was having dreams about chocolate and chips and I wasn't even hungry. I still can barley get anything in my stomach.

Good luck! Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Thank You!!! I made it out. Yesterday was a pretty bad day for me as far as pain, but today is getting better.

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The hospital stay was actually nice except the fact they kept coming in every hour to do vitals and someone would come in between that for meds. It was nice to have a push button that I could use to give myself pain meds every ten mins as needed. I sure do miss that part, but I'm taking my liquid pain meds now at home. It only really hurts when I stand up.

Glad everything went well! I hope the pain gets a little better and that you get a good nights sleep!

Thank you!!! The pain is better today then yesterday. It's hard to sit up and standing straight I cannot do yet. My sleep is off and on all day and night, usually when I feel pain and take my meds. That's almost always after I get up. I'm am trying to walk around the house as much as I can, but I feels hard to breath and I guess that's from the hernia repair.

I understand I don't remember much I am sore but I can tolerate it. Having a hard time sleeping but I know that will change. I have some gas pain not a lot but I will be moving a lot more today than yesterday other than that so far so good

I'm glad to hear your surgery went good and your doing good. I had more pain the day after surgery . How is your progress coming along? Does it feel like your incisions are going to rip open when you walk?

Happy to hear you are doing good! It'll get better every day. Rest when you can. Congrats!

How long did your pain last for?

Congrats both hoping you fell better soon. For me good bye food. 5 days of clear liquid diet and then surgery on the 7 th. and the countdown begins

Thank you!!! How is your liquid diet going? Congrats on your upcoming surgery!!! I think there is a couple other people on here having their surgery on the 7th as well. All I can recommend for after surgery is a heating pad and lots of pillows. Let me know how your surgery goes. Hopefully you don't need a hernia repair, because I think that's whats hurting the worst, but I can't really tell. Good luck!!!

Glad to hear you are both doing good!!!!

Thank you!!! Just glad to have made it through all this finally. Now I can't wait to heal all the way.

I have blue cross/blue shield PPO blue. It is so exciting to hear that your approved and my deductible is already met for the year so I will have no out of pocket expense throughout the whole process. Very grateful.

That's good news!!! Congrats!!!

I'm so hungry. This preop diet is hard

Pre op diet does suck, but at least you didn't have to do two weeks and after surgery you most likely wont even care about food, at least for the first few days.

I'm glad to hear your surgery went good and your doing good. I had more pain the day after surgery . How is your progress coming along? Does it feel like your incisions are going to rip open when you walk?

Today is a lot better than yesterday I did a low impact workout for 3 minutes today. I'm taking it easy though because I have this fear that my incisions will rip each time I move. I am slowly getting better at it.

Thank you!!! How is your liquid diet going? Congrats on your upcoming surgery!!! I think there is a couple other people on here having their surgery on the 7th as well. All I can recommend for after surgery is a heating pad and lots of pillows. Let me know how your surgery goes. Hopefully you don't need a hernia repair, because I think that's whats hurting the worst, but I can't really tell. Good luck!!!

.. My liquid diet getting better. I work in a deli next to the bakery first day the cakes were calling me. Today fried chicken was calling . But I haven't cheated . Surprising that the chicken broth tastes good I have lost 4 pounds in 2 days. Thanks. And I hope everything goes well with you. Believe me your posts helps a lot.

Today is a lot better than yesterday I did a low impact workout for 3 minutes today. I'm taking it easy though because I have this fear that my incisions will rip each time I move. I am slowly getting better at it.

I feel the same way, better today vs yesterday. I have the same fear about my incisions ripping open. It's so nice to be able to have someone to relate to that had their surgery on the same date.